Irreligious Conduct in the Name of Religion

IRRELIGIOUS CONDUCT IN THE NAME OF RELIGION D uring the Madinan period, an unusual incident involving Aisha al-Siddiqah occurred. Some people misinterpreted it and turned it into a malicious story. The baseless allegation soon spread throughout Madinah. Those who repeated it may have believed that they were conveying something true, but in reality they were spreading a falsehood. The Quran describes this situation in verse 24:15. Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi translated the relevant words into Urdu as: Jabki tum is jhooth ko apni zabanon se naql dar naql kar rahe the. In English, this may be rendered as: When you kept passing this lie from one tongue to another. The controversy ended only when Chapter 24 was revealed and the accusation was directly refuted through divine revelation. In this connection, Chapter 24 gave Muslims certain instructions so that they would not repeat such a serious